Expandable metal stents: physical properties and tissue responses

Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 70-74

  Nelson, Douglas B ^a,b  

^a VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 0242489816     PISSN: 10962883     EISSN: 15585050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/tgie.2001.22152     Document Type: Article

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